A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 31 (game #607).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #608) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… It's not polite to lick your plate
NYT Strands today (game #608) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
POUT
GILD
TABLE
CLASS
PURSE
FATAL
NYT Strands today (game #608) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #608) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 4th column
Last side: bottom, 3rd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #608) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #608, are…
DELICIOUS
SCRUMPTIOUS
FLAVORFUL
DELECTABLE
SPANGRAM: GOOD TASTE
My rating: Hard
My score: 1 hint
There were only four words and a spangram in today’s game but we had to work hard to find them; well, I did anyway!
After finding half a dozen non-game words and mistakenly thinking our task was to find words associated with good manners, I took a hint, with DELICIOUS setting me on my way.
It took me a lot of attempts at different spelling, but I eventually found SCRUMPTIOUS – a word whose most famous appearance is in the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang song Truly Scrumptious – before the far easier FLAVORFUL and DELECTABLE.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, October 31, game #607)
SKULL
FEMUR
FIBULA
ULNA
RADIUS
STERNUM
HUMERUS
SPANGRAM: SKELETON
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 30 (game #606).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #607) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… “Good bones”
NYT Strands today (game #607) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
MAKER
FIBER
RENT
SMELL
DRILL
LAKES
NYT Strands today (game #607) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 8 letters
NYT Strands today (game #607) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 4th row
Last side: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #607) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #607, are…
SKULL
FEMUR
FIBULA
ULNA
RADIUS
STERNUM
HUMERUS
SPANGRAM: SKELETON
My rating: Hard
My score: 2 hints
First off, what a treat to have a Halloween-themed board with orange and purple highlights and a spooky results grid. In the words of Strands, “Well done!”
This game was very much a case of trick or hint for me. I started off well, seeing SKULL and then FEMUR, but after getting these and the third most obvious bone, FIBULA, I ran aground.
Fortunately, I found plenty of non-game words in the pumpkin patch and hints gave me ULNA and RADIUS and after getting the spangram I was able to unearth STERNUM and HUMERUS.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, October 30, game #606)
CHOICE
OPTION
DRUTHERS
ELECTIVE
ALTERNATIVE
SPANGRAM: YOUDECIDE
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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Just a bit over a week after a major AWS outage, it seems something else is brewing –and not in a good way. Starbucks is currently experiencing an outage that has has completely taken down mobile ordering. Meaning, if you want a Cold Brew, an Iced Chai Latte, or even a warmed piece of banana bread, you'll need to chat with a barista in store.
At the same time that 'We're sorry for the inconvenience' hit the Starbucks app, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Minecraft are experiencing major blips – see our live blog here. Of course, impacted folks are all going to Downdetector, where a number of services are seeing a spike.
But since we're coffee lovers, we're spinning up a live blog to track this outage affecting Starbucks as well as the issues hitting Xbox and Minecraft, and the team at TechRadar is checking whether any other services are affected.
Starbucks is at least being transparent with the issue
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Unlike some other companies or services, which tend to take a while to confirm issues or outages, Starbucks is at least being transparent. As soon as you open the Starbucks app on an Android or iOS device, you'll see a pop-up that starts with "We're sorry for the inconvenience" and explains that mobile ordering is down.
A look at Down Detector right now
Here's a look at Down Detector right now, which might show that things are improving, even though a vast swath of services is down.
While these might not be connected, the reports of issues and outages with Starbucks, Minecraft, and the Xbox Network do align with reports on Microsoft Azure. Although, we can't confirm that Starbucks uses the Azure cloud. While Starbucks is showing a drop-off, Xbox and Minecraft are still on the rise.
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Reported issues with Minecraft are still high
While Starbucks outage reports are dropping, Down Detector is currently showing Minecraft at 6,670 and Xbox Network at 2,770 reported outages.
(Image credit: Future)
We can't load the Xbox Support site
(Image credit: Future)
Considering Azure referenced DNS issues – see our live blog dedicated to those issues here – it's not surprising that Xbox's official support site and the status page are unresponsive and won't load at all.
Folks aren't happy with Starbucks or Xbox being down
As we typically see with outages, impacted folks are taking to social to voice there frustration, and that goes for Starbucks and Xbox.
Starbucks app down on my birthday. Can’t even get my free drink. Help @StarbucksOctober 29, 2025
starbucks app being down on my birthday so i can’t get my free drink bc ofc it would I can’t have shiiii 🥲October 29, 2025
While I still can't get the Xbox support page to load, the web storefront does load, though it's missing a few parts. Images aren't rendering, and spacing is a bit off across the board.
Currently, Down Detector shows 3,123 reported outages with the Xbox Network as of 1:06 PM ET.
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Fortnite acknowledges something is impacting players on Xbox Cloud
Well, we haven't heard from Xbox officially, but Fortnite basically just confirmed it for them. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the @FortniteStatus account states, "We are looking into login issues players on Xbox Cloud might be experiencing."
Further, Fortnite is working on a fix and promises to keep us updated; that's good news on both fronts.
⚠️We are looking into login issues players on Xbox Cloud might be experiencing. We are working on a fix and will let you know once this is resolved.October 29, 2025
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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 29 (game #605).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #606) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… "If I'm being picky ..."
NYT Strands today (game #606) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
DELETE
DIET
ERUDITE
CHIC
CHEER
RECEPTION
NYT Strands today (game #606) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #606) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 2nd column
Last side: bottom, 2nd column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #606) - the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today's Strands, game #606, are…
CHOICE
OPTION
DRUTHERS
ELECTIVE
ALTERNATIVE
SPANGRAM: YOUDECIDE
My rating: Hard
My score: 2 hints
Strands stumped me today, for the second day in succession.
Fortunately, I managed to find plenty of non-game words, including the 9-letter “reception”. If I’d have looked harder at this stage I might have seen OPTION sooner. Instead, it took me a hint before I realized what the theme was.
After my initial triumph I took another hint and thank goodness I did – because DRUTHERS is one of those words that only exist in New York Times puzzle games and Stephen Fry novels.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, October 29, game #605)
FEATHERED
BLACK
WINGED
CLEVER
OMNIVEROUS
SPANGRAM: THATSSORAVEN
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Tuesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Tuesday, October 28 (game #604).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #605) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… "Nevermore!"
NYT Strands today (game #605) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
ROSE
WIDE
TRACKER
HEAT
DIVE
NYT Strands today (game #605) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 12 letters
NYT Strands today (game #605) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 6th row
Last side: right, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #605) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #605, are…
FEATHERED
BLACK
WINGED
CLEVER
OMNIVEROUS
SPANGRAM: THATSSORAVEN
My rating: Hard
My score: 3 hints
When the theme goes completely over your head Strands can be so difficult/impossible.
I’ve never felt closer to giving up than I did in this game, but fortunately it was easy to spot dozens of non-game words – most of which you could add the letters E-R to in order to get another non-game word.
Even with all these hints I still struggled, especially over the spangram.
Some post-game googling revealed that the spangram is the title of a Disney TV show and the “Nevermore!” theme is a riff on the Alan Edgar Poe poem The Raven, but if I’m honest I’m still puzzled. Completed it, though.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Tuesday, October 28, game #604)
ERASER
REFILL
GRAPHITE
CEDARWOOD
SHARPENER
SPANGRAM: PENCILMEIN
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Monday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, October 27 (game #603).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #604) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… The write stuff
NYT Strands today (game #604) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
WORSE
READ
WOOD
HIDE
HEAR
LIFER
NYT Strands today (game #604) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 10 letters
NYT Strands today (game #604) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #604) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #604, are…
ERASER
REFILL
GRAPHITE
CEDARWOOD
SHARPENER
SPANGRAM: PENCILMEIN
My rating: Hard
My score: 1 hint
I struggled with today’s search, mainly because I got the wrong idea about what “The write stuff” was referring to.
After getting plenty of non-game words I found ERASER and REFILL as I circled around the game, and the penny finally dropped. Seeing the word “pencil” and it not turning pale blue was a puzzler. It took me getting a hint word – GRAPHITE – and then having only the spangram left on the board for me to find it.
Until today I had never thought about the wood pencils are made from, but I have since learned that CEDARWOOD was preferred as it sharpens easily.
However, I have also discovered the raging debate over the future of pencils due to the unsustainability of cedar and the threat of plastic and springs.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Monday, October 27, game #603)
AMULET
POTION
CHARM
WAND
INCANTATION
CAULDRON
SPANGRAM: WIZARDY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Sunday, October 26 (game #1371).
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.
Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
Quordle today (game #1372) - hint #1 - Vowels
How many different vowels are in Quordle today?
• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 5*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Quordle today (game #1372) - hint #2 - repeated letters
Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?
• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.
Quordle today (game #1372) - hint #3 - uncommon letters
Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?
• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Sunday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Sunday, October 26 (game #602).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #603) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Witch way?
NYT Strands today (game #603) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
WOOD
CRAM
RANT
ROAR
DIME
NATION
NYT Strands today (game #603) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #603) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: top, 3rd column
Last side: bottom, 4th column
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #603) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #603, are…
AMULET
POTION
CHARM
WAND
INCANTATION
CAULDRON
SPANGRAM: WIZARDY
My rating: Hard
My score: Perfect
This game wasn’t really “tricky”, but it felt appropriate seeing as we are in spooky season and today’s spangram was WIZARDRY.
In fact this round was very light on tricks. Remember when we had the rainbow-themed edition of strands with each word highlighted in a different color? I was expecting something similar here, maybe the words WIZARDRY vanishing before our very eyes? Or at least a dash of purple and yellow.
This wasn’t my only disappointment. I’m sure I wasn’t the only person to spot “Dracula” first, only to discover that not only did it not feature in the game but it also didn’t qualify as a non-game word. Curses on all your hearses.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, October 26, game #602)
PUMPKINS
CORN
FOLIAGE
FOOTBALL
HARVEST
ORCHARDS
SPANGRAM: AUTUMN
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Saturday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Saturday, October 25 (game #601).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #602) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Fall-ing
NYT Strands today (game #602) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
HARD
SOUTH
MOUTH
FATE
TONIC
SNICK
NYT Strands today (game #602) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 6 letters
NYT Strands today (game #602) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #602) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #602, are…
PUMPKINS
CORN
FOLIAGE
FOOTBALL
HARVEST
ORCHARDS
SPANGRAM: AUTUMN
My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect
The theme was a little less cryptic than usual today, so I immediately went searching for AUTUMN. Rather than buried under a pile of leaves it was easily visible and a simple left to right.
This job done, I went about finding the most obvious words before looking for the more obscure ones; well, obscure to me at least. I doubt I would have thought of CORN if it was not encompassed by PUMPKINS, while ORCHARDS took me much longer than it should have.
I once went on a FOLIAGE coach tour when I visited Boston some years ago and the guide was so minimal with his descriptions of the trees that when we passed a particularly attractive display he would simply shout “color”, which he did on and off for the following three hours.
I guess he started out giving descriptions of everything, but over time realized all people wanted was a warning of when to take a photo. I hear his voice in my head every year when the leaves turn. Color!
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Saturday, October 25, game #601)
WEREWOLF
VAMPIRE
SKINWALKER
CHANGELING
SPANGRAM: SHAPESHIFTERS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Friday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Friday, October 24 (game #600).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #601) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Quite a transformation!
NYT Strands today (game #601) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
SKIN
SPIRE
WALK
HEEL
SCAN
HANG
NYT Strands today (game #601) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 13 letters
NYT Strands today (game #601) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: right, 2nd row
Last side: left, 6th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #601) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #601, are…
WEREWOLF
VAMPIRE
SKINWALKER
CHANGELING
SPANGRAM: SHAPESHIFTERS
My rating: Hard
My score: Perfect
There were only five words to find today but it was far from easy.
I found my first three mythical creatures while looking for non-game words in order to grab a hint. In the case of SKINWALKER, that came after seeing “skin” then “walker” separately.
It was more or less the same with SHAPESHIFTERS, which appeared from nowhere and transformed itself into a spangram snake.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Friday, October 24, game #600)
STONE
BRONZE
SPACE
INFORMATION
IRON
INDUSTRIAL
SPANGRAM: HISTORY
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Thursday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, October 23 (game #599).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #600) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Through the ages
NYT Strands today (game #600) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
HAIR
TAIL
ELITE
TINT
RATION
DUST
FORMATION
NYT Strands today (game #600) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 7 letters
NYT Strands today (game #600) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 5th row
Last side: right, 3rd row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #600) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #600, are…
STONE
BRONZE
SPACE
INFORMATION
IRON
INDUSTRIAL
SPANGRAM: HISTORY
My rating: Easy
My score: Perfect
After getting STONE and BRONZE easily from my starting spot in the top left-hand corner, I enjoyed the rare experience of knowing exactly what we were looking for – confirmed by yet another short spangram.
The only really tricky words today were INDUSTRIAL and INFORMATION; the latter being the age we are currently riding, despite information, or facts at least, being in peril.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, October 23, game #599)
AZALEA
HEMLOCK
FOXGLOVE
BELLADONNA
OLEANDER
SPANGRAM: POISONOUS
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday, October 22 (game #1367).
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,100 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.
Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
Quordle today (game #1368) - hint #1 - Vowels
How many different vowels are in Quordle today?
• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 4*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Quordle today (game #1368) - hint #2 - repeated letters
Do any of today's Quordle answers contain repeated letters?
• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 3.
Quordle today (game #1368) - hint #3 - uncommon letters
Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?
• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today's Quordle answers.
What letters do today's Quordle answers start with?
• F
• V
• A
• F
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #1368) - the answers
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The answers to today's Quordle, game #1368, are…
FLOSS
VIRAL
AORTA
FERRY
Once, not long ago, I confessed to my blindness of the letter V and vowed to become more V-aware.
Despite its lowly status as the 7th least used letter in 5-letter words it has a habit of appearing in Quordle far more than it should. Lesson learned, I grabbed VIRAL today, before falling foul of the E-R-R-Y combination and its multiple possibilities.
Daily Sequence today (game #1368) - the answers
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The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1368, are…
A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing 'today's game' while others are playing 'yesterday's'. If you're looking for Wednesday's puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers for Wednesday, October 22 (game #598).
Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #599) - hint #1 - today's theme
What is the theme of today's NYT Strands?
• Today's NYT Strands theme is… Please don't eat me!
NYT Strands today (game #599) - hint #2 - clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
POND
LOVER
FOOL
FISH
SOCK
DIAL
NYT Strands today (game #599) - hint #3 - spangram letters
How many letters are in today's spangram?
• Spangram has 9 letters
NYT Strands today (game #599) - hint #4 - spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today's spangram touches?
First side: left, 1st row
Last side: right, 8th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #599) - the answers
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The answers to today's Strands, game #599, are…
AZALEA
HEMLOCK
FOXGLOVE
BELLADONNA
OLEANDER
SPANGRAM: POISONOUS
My rating: Hard
My score: 1 hint
I think this is the longest I’ve ever spent completing a Strands game – especially one where I used a hint.
After grabbing a few non-game words, I spotted the spangram first, quickly followed by AZALEA, the letter Z hanging out usefully in the bottom left-hand corner.
The hint gave me HEMLOCK and I made slow progress from there. OLEANDER was my final, a word I never would have got if the letters would have been connected in a less easy fashion.
Mercifully it came together despite me not knowing what i was looking for. Such ignorance is also how one falls foul of POISONOUS plants too, so I will treat this game as an education.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Wednesday, October 22, game #598)
BATTERY
COIN
PENCIL
SHOELACE
THUMBTACK
TAPE
SPANGRAM: JUNKDRAWER
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections. It's now a fully fledged member of the NYT's games stable that has been running for a year and which can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I've got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you're struggling to beat it each day.
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If you have a smartphone or are familiar with the internet, you may have noticed that things weren't quite right yesterday – a huge AWS outage took out the hundreds of services that rely on its cloud computing backbone, and suddenly the digital world felt like it was made of jelly.
The impacts were serious and global, affecting over 1,000 businesses according to Downdetector. But what were some of the stranger glitches and unexpected consequences from the biggest Amazon Web Services outage we've seen for years?
To help give us all a little light relief from error messages and DNS-related nightmares, we've rounded up some of the weirder consequences (big and frivolous) from the biggest IT meltdown since Crowdstrike crashed the world's business computers in 2024...
1. Slack users were trapped never-ending Huddles
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One of our favorite phrases from the AWS outage was Slack's 'Trouble with huddles', which sounds like album by The National but instead described an IT incident that hit the messaging platform's audio feature.
As spotted by The Verge, a Slack status update during the AWS blackout said that "we're currently investigating an issue where some users remain stuck in a huddle after attempting to leave".
Being stuck in a huddle usually wouldn't be considered an unpleasant experience, but it's slightly more serious in the context of Slack – given that it means being trapped in an audio call with a work colleague that you can't leave.
Unfortunately, the problem still isn't fully fixed, with Slack saying today that it continues to "work toward cleaning up any huddles that are in a bad state". The AWS outage at least showed that IT language can sometimes be unintentionally poetic.
2. The Premier League lost its virtual referees
The offside lines were drawn for the first time this season to rule out Thiago's second goal for Brentford ❌There is no Semi-Automated Offside Technology available today due to the AWS outage 👀 pic.twitter.com/7vxv6fZ3CEOctober 20, 2025
Even the Premier League soccer wasn't safe from the AWS outage. There was no old-school floodlight failure or ticket fiasco, but the problems did take out the Semi-Automated Offside Technology during Monday night's match between West Ham and Brentford.
Unfortunately, as Sky Sports noted above, that meant officials had to get their much-maligned rulers out again to see if Brentford's second goal was offside or not. The human assistants decided it was offside, which predictably caused online outrage.
The Semi-Automated Offside Technology is run by a company called Genius Sports, which recently migrated its infrastructure to a typically safe pair of hands called Amazon Web Services. Unfortunately, this week AWS scored the equivalent of a huge own goal.
3. Amazon.com turned into a gallery of dogs
(Image credit: Amazon)
An outage that hits the Amazon.com homepage is a rarity, but now we know what to expect when it does go down – lots of dog photos.
At the peak of the AWS outage, Amazon's own homepage was among the casualties, which left many unable to see their order histories – and thousands were also confronted with the error screen above.
Now, we're not usually fans of twee error pages, but we did enjoy this one – Amazon's page served up a number of different dog photos, all of which belong to Amazon workers.
An impressive 15,000 dogs are registered to work at Amazon offices and you can meet more of them away from annoying error pages at the Meet the dogs of Amazon page.
4. Starbucks fans were burnt by the experience
(Image credit: Starbucks)
You'd think the coffee world would be relatively safe from DNS faults, but no – the AWS outage even touched the fragile, Monday morning lives of Starbucks fans who found their mobile app was out for the count.
In perhaps the finest example of a First World Problem so far, this meant Starbucks customers had to go into their local branch and order their coffee in-person, just like old times.
The Starbucks app is down and now I have to go in and order like a peasant.October 20, 2025
Fortunately, the Starbucks outage only lasted a couple of hours, a comparatively light sentence compared to the several hours of meme deprivation experienced by Snapchat users.
Others found solace in a collective AWS experience shared in coffee shops, with some on Threads describing the forming of an "empathy circle" for those affected. This was, after all, an internet outage that was best shared with others.
5. Wordle and Duolingo fans threatened to riot
PSA: your streaks will be saved! thank you for your patience 💚🔥 #awsoutage pic.twitter.com/tYvfLwzikJOctober 20, 2025
If we didn't already know the internet takes its word games seriously, the AWS outage confirmed that it's a life-or-death experience for many.
Panic set in for Wordle fans who seemingly lost their daily streak due to the problems. The New York Times hosts the puzzle game, and it was hit quite badly during the outage, leaving many wondering if they'd be able to log back in before the midnight cut-off time for that day's puzzle.
If you think YOU'RE having a bad Monday, the #AWS outage means my 210-day #Wordle streak has disappeared!October 20, 2025
Fortunately for many, Wordle has now seemingly restored the streaks lost due to the AWS outage, which was probably wise given Halloween would struggle to match a sight as terrifying as a horde of furious Wordle fans brandishing pitchforks.
That said, one other group rivaled Wordle fans for sheer fury during the AWS outage. Some Duolingo fans threatened to "riot" if their streak was lost, but the language-learning app moved quickly to reassure them, confirming in a X post that "your streaks will be saved". Phew.
Our only question now is who would you want on your side during a zombie apocalypse, Duolingo or Wordle fans?
6. Airline passengers lost check-in info and seat reservations
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In an echo of the airport carnage we saw during the Great Crowdstrike Meltdown of 2024, yesterday's AWS outage also created a huge amount of confusion for airline passengers.
As CNBC reported, some Delta and United passengers saw reservations and seat assignments go missing, while also finding that they couldn't check in for flights.
With United's systems struggling with the AWS outage, long queues and nightmare check-ins were reported in airports across the US.
Fortunately, big delays were avoided, but it again left many scratching their heads about why such critical systems are still so fragile and over-dependent on a handful of tech companies.
7. Even school exams were delayed
(Image credit: Canvas by Instructure)
For some, the AWS outage was actually good news. Many students and teachers in the US use Canvas, an online teaching aid that hosts lessons, assignments and course information.
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on your situation), Canvas was badly hit by the AWS outage, going down for over 12 hours. Some students saw this as a godsend, writing on Reddit that "my midterms are inaccessible" and that they were having a "great day".
For others, the experience was more stressful, blocking them from studying for the exams they were hoping to get off their backs, without the promise of extra time from teachers.
Canvas is now back online, though the platform's maker Instructure did earlier warn that "some users may be experiencing slowness or timeout errors". All of which is a timely reminder for those of us who remember essays and exams being a pen-and-paper experience that school is a bit different now.
8. Bank transfers disappeared into the ether
(Image credit: Venmo)
Some of the more serious impacts of the AWS outage were on banks and mobile payment apps like Venmo.
On Venmo, many had trouble sending and receiving payments, which caused untold stress for many who were, for example, trying to pay for a wedding.
Many banks in the UK, like Lloyds and the Bank of Scotland, were also taken out, and the BBC even reported a case of a person who was missing £50 after transferring money to her partner.
The bank said it was trying to resolve the issue "as quickly as they can", worryingly. But with other platforms like Coinbase (the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US) and the trading app Robinhood also struck by the AWS curse, it was again another reminder that the price of today's financial convenience is a serious jolt of panic when things go wrong.
9. People discovered they actually love "internet snow days"
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The AWS outage was, for many, a hugely frustrating experience that also cost businesses around $75 million a hour, according to research by Tenscope.
But for the many who didn't have crucial tasks that relied on Amazon's cloud backbone, it was a reminder that, actually, life can be better with a bit less internet – and that maybe we don't need to build our lives quite as religiously around our favorite apps and services.
As some noted on a Reddit thread about how the AWS outage was affecting them, some noted that "internet snow days are fun", that their "phone reception got a lot better" as networks were able to breathe under the reduced strain, and that they felt like "some kind of 19th-century peasant" without modern luxuries like video doorbells.
Of course, the 21st century world quickly came crashing in again as AWS returned back to full health, but the outage was a timely reminder that our modern internet can be undone by some very old-school mistakes.
